Badgers (8 images)

American Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the weasel family, Mustelidae. Badgers have rather short, fat bodies, with short legs built for digging.
Badgers can be fierce animals and will protect themselves and their young at all costs. Badgers are capable of fighting off much larger animals such as wolves and bears. Badgers can run or gallop at up to 16-19 mph for short periods of time.
In Yelowstone, coyotes sometimes eat badgers and vice versa, but the majority of their...more »

American Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the weasel family, Mustelidae. Badgers have rather short, fat bodies, with short legs built for digging.
Badgers can be fierce animals and will protect themselves and their young at all costs. Badgers are capable of fighting off much larger animals such as wolves and bears. Badgers can run or gallop at up to 16-19 mph for short periods of time.
In Yelowstone, coyotes sometimes eat badgers and vice versa, but the majority of their interactions seem to be mutual or neutral. American badgers and coyotes have been seen hunting together in a cooperative fashion. Mutally advantageous to both.« less